[yvonne]

OMG I can't believe a Division 1 AD has hired a headhunter to identify head coaches.  I can see the values headhunters deliver by brokering information on candidates where there is not a lot of public information e.g. middle management and VPs (though the Internet and LinkedIn has eroded that value).  In the case of head coaches, however, their profile is already high and information on their performance public and quantifiable.

You are aware that Stanford used a search firm to help find Harbaugh, right?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2...-coaching/

[yvonne]

OMG I can't believe a Division 1 AD has hired a headhunter to identify head coaches.  I can see the values headhunters deliver by brokering information on candidates where there is not a lot of public information e.g. middle management and VPs (though the Internet and LinkedIn has eroded that value).  In the case of head coaches, however, their profile is already high and information on their performance public and quantifiable.

You are aware that Stanford used a search firm to help find Harbaugh, right?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2...-coaching/